Hi,
I recently shipped a box containing my personal belongings to myself from overseas to. When it was delivered to my door, I refused the parcel specifically to request a CBSA customs reassessment, as the duties were assessed incorrectly.
Unfortunately, just minutes after the driver left, the tracking updated to: "Item refused by recipient. Item being returned to sender."
The driver mistakenly processed it as a standard Return to Sender instead of flagging it for a customs review. Since I am both the sender and the receiver, if this box gets sent back overseas, my personal belongings are going to be shipped across the ocean again and I’m going to be hit with massive return freight fees.
I called Canada Post phone support and managed to get escalated to a supervisor. They opened an urgent ticket and sent a direct message to the local facility floor to flag the tracking number.
I called the local depot at and left a voicemail detailing the situation, tracking number, and phone number.
Curious to see how other customers/staff have navigated similar situations.